Man Charged In Slaying Of Woman, 85, In Mount Vernon

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A Westchester County man has been charged with beating an 85-year-old woman to death while stealing copper pipes and brass objects from her home in Mount Vernon this past winter.

Lloyd “Blue” Lewis, 32, was arraigned Wednesday on a 17-count indictment charging him with murder, burglary, petty larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal possession of a controlled substance, according to the office of Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore.